Back to work memes flood Twitter as Christmas and New Year's blues sink in

Thousands of Brits are returning to work following the festive break
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The “January blues” have struck with particular force this morning as commuters across the country make their way back to work.

Still digesting their Christmas dinners and nursing NYE sore heads, thousands of Brits have voiced their post-holiday dread in hilarious social media posts.

Weeping gifs and confusion memes flooded Twitter as users dragged themselves out of bed, documenting their plight with the hashtag “BackToWork.”

One posted: “Please help: I don’t know what day it is; I don’t know my passwords; and is it still acceptable to have cheese for breakfast? #BackToWork.”

Another tweeted: “Sorry I'm late for my first day back at work. I got up on time, had a shower and then accidentally sat down on my bed and stared into space for 30 minutes."

Another wrote: “#backtowork completely forgetting what day of the week it is: all this two days off, one day in, two days off it’s worse than the bloody Hokey Cokey.”

While another said simply: “I need more time! #backtowork.”

Others took a more positive stance, offering well-wishes and motivational messages.

Olympic medalist Sharron Davies MBE posted a ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarves’ gif, writing: “A big good morning for all those back to work today.. hope you had a great break #backtowork.”

Another Twitter user wrote: “Hello pleasing routine and normality. So lovely to see you again. NEXT: a satisfying LIST.”

Another added: “Good Morning, #backtowork people. I hope you all manage to get through it ok, just remember the golden rules: 1. It's January. You are under no obligation to smile at anybody. 2. Keep your head high and your middle finger higher.

“Stay strong, comrades. You've got this.”

While one man from west London shared an optimistic take on his commute, commenting: “Still a beautiful festive walk to work this morning in Kew. #KewVillage #BackToWork.”

Other users took comfort in the imminent weekend, with one writing: “One day back turn off again till Monday. I can totally do this. #backtowork.”

Another man posted a clip of a puppy struggling to mount a pavement, tweeting: “Today's #backtowork gonna feel like this. But it's nearly Friday.”

But some had little sympathy for this morning’s sufferers.

“I love how people are saying #backtowork today after almost 2 weeks off,” wrote one exasperated user.

“Some of us finished on Christmas Eve and went back on the 26th/27th December.”

Liver expert Dr Mark Wright, of the University Hospital Southampton (UHS), warned thousands of people would put feelings of nausea, shaking and general irritability down to "work dread" as the holiday season draws to a close.

But he said alcohol withdrawal symptoms and not fears about returning to work were likely to be to blame and urged people to avoid turning to drink in an attempt to quell their symptoms.

One Twitter user seemed to corroborate this theory, writing: "Sorry I'm late to be #backtowork. I don't actually like it here and my liver was crying #NewYearsDay #bingedrinking."

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